But if Bordeaux strengthened!

At first glance, separate from Emiliano Sala (Nantes) against a (small) million may seem odd. But the Argentine center forward did not trust Willy Sagnol, unlike aCheick Diabaté who had to end his season when the winter break because of an operation at a patellar tendon. He was the third best gunner Championship (eight goals) and remained twenty-six goals in his last fifty matches in L1. “I slab” , has proclaimed the Malian striker to recovery. It promises, especially at his side, confirms his progress Rolan (sixteen goals in 2014-2015).

Other masterpieces were remade health in recent months, beginning with Jussiê , sidelined the entire season after a knee injury. Henri Saivet , he was deprived of competition for eight months before playing fifteen meetings between December and May. The preparation should (re) make the Senegal international a key element in the mind of his coach.

The recruits arrived in January …

Clement Chantome quickly became a centerpiece of the Bordeaux game. (L’Equipe)

If fans Girondins are bad blood in seeing no one coming to swell their numbers, they do not have, at least, to ask the eternal question of time to adapt. Clement Chantome and Isaac Kiese Thelin , arrived in January , have taken this course.The first has even spread in thirteen appearances, qualities that had already made ​​him an important pawn in pre-Qatari PSG and to Toulouse. His technical relationship Jaroslav Plasil in particular seems to have nice hours before it.

For the Swedish striker, however, the first picture is more mixed. A goal in five matches, is clearly insufficient, even decorated with three assists. Faced with fierce competition in attack, Kiese Thelin will have to raise its level. But he knows, at least, where he sets foot, and a lot of competitors would like to own this kind of joker …

Young people knocking on the door

Later revealed on the last season, Cédric Yambéré (24 years) could be emulated. We anxiously waiting already to see the work a Thomas Touré slowed in its progress by several physical problems last season. The versatile forward 21 years had started strong (two goals and four assists), to the point of being summoned by the Ivorian. He had declined an invitation, not yet ready to settle on his international future .

After its performance at Festival Toulon hopes (four goals in five games), the center forward Enzo Crivelli (20 years) will also closely follow despite the competition. But since the beginning of the preparation, the midfielder Robin Maulun , 18, ​​who awakens the most attention. Willy Sagnol has even boasted merits a few days ago: “It has the dynamism, good reading of the game since he knows to move, and he knows how to play with others. This is a moment we know that this is a talent in Bordeaux, and Robin must now work on the aspect physical development. But the player qualities he has. “ If all this does not reassure (some) fans the Bordeaux …